Consumption of tomato fruits, like those of many other plant species that are part of the
human diet, is considered to be associated with several positive effects on health. Indeed …

Background It has been shown that a large variation is present and exploitable from wild
Solanum species but most of it is still untapped. Considering the thousands of Solanum …

Abstract Analysis of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) small RNA data sets revealed the
presence of a regulatory cascade affecting disease resistance. The initiators of the cascade …

The ripening of fleshy fruits represents the unique coordination of developmental and
biochemical pathways leading to changes in color, texture, aroma, and nutritional quality of …

The transition of fleshy fruit maturation to ripening is regulated by exogenous and
endogenous signals that coordinate the transition of the fruit to a final state of attractiveness …

Tomato represents an important source of fiber and nutrients in the human diet and is a
central model for the study of fruit biology. To identify components of fruit metabolic …

Abstract Solanum section Lycopersicon (Solanaceae) includes the cultivated tomato (S.
lycopersicum) and 12 additional wild relatives, endemic to western South America from …

The development and maturation of tomato fruits has received considerable attention
because of both the uniqueness of such processes to the biology of plants and the …

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is a member of the Solanaceae, one of the agronomically
most important groups of flowering plants. We have performed an in silico analysis of 1.15 …

The tomato is an excellent model for studies of plants bearing berry-type fruits and for
experimental studies of the Solanaceae family of plants due to its conserved genetic …